Pelican Song
for soprano and orchestra
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Orchestral
Pelican Song
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Orchestra: 3333 4331 timp perc(3) hrp pno str
- First performance: May 1, 2007
- Irvine Valley College Orchestra, Stephen Rochford, conductor
- Soprano soloist: Linda Leyrer
“Simple” portrays the soaring majesty of a group of pelicans in formation, sunrise over a placid cove, followed by a glowing orange sunset on a high bluff overlooking the Pacific.
“Oily, Murky” conjures the desperate plight of all sea creatures in the face of massive polluting of the ocean waters, and was suggested to me by the powerful image of a pelican covered in crude oil.
“Rice is Nice” is playful, as the pelicans can be quite playful when their fishing expeditions are over, and the weather is nice and sunny.